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Rapid capacity assessment tool
EMPOWERING YOUTH TO ENGAGE IN RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
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Rapid capacity assessment tool
EMPOWERING YOUTH TO ENGAGE IN RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ROME, 2018
Part 1 Institutional set-up for agricultural investment related policy processes
INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS
Who is considered as “youth” in your country?
Is there more than one official definition? If so, explain how these are used.
In general, what would be needed to make agriculture more attractive for the youth?
Objective: In this part, you will:
identify the main entities, organizations and coordination mechanisms that are, or should ideally be involved in policy-making processes related to agricultural investments;
discuss the roles that these entities, organizations and coordination mechanisms currently play, and which additional roles they should ideally have; and
assess the participation of youth in policy-making processes.
By doing so, you will be able to get a broad understanding of the current and ideal institutional set-up for investments in agriculture and food systems in your country.
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1. What are the main entities or organizations that are currently involved in policy-making processes related to investments in agriculture and food systems? What roles do these entities play, and what other functions should they ideally carry out?
Entities or organizations
Current roles Desired roles
State (Identify up to 5 of the most relevant or important)
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Non-state (Identify up to 7 of the most relevant or important)
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2. What entities and actors are not currently involved, but should be involved in the development and review of policies, laws and incentives that empower youth to carry out and benefit from agricultural investment? What constraints need to be overcome to ensure that these entities participate?
Entities & actors Constraint(s) Faced Desired Roles
State (identify up to 5):
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Non-state (Identify up to 5):
3. What are the existing coordination mechanisms for agricultural investment related policy making? What is the purpose of coordination?
Purpose
a. Activity monitoringb. Programme implementationc. Policy formulationd. Policy reviewe. Decision makingf. Information sharing,g. Youth-related issues h. Budget / finance allocationi. Other ________ (please state)* You can enter more than one purpose.
Existing coordination mechanisms
(specify if these mechanisms specifically address issues related to youth in agriculture)
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Central government
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Economy
Ministry of Finance
4. Are existing coordination mechanisms inclusive of all relevant stakeholders?
Stakeholder group
Currently included
(Yes/No/Not sure)
Should be included
(Yes/No/Not sure)
Leaders in the
mechanism?(Yes/No/Not sure)
Name of coordination mechanism: [copy this table as many times as needed]
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Ministry of (… please fill in …)
Investment Authority / Promotion Agency
Local government
Intergovernmental and regional organizations
Financing institutions, funds and commercial banks
Donors and foundations
Research organizations, universities and extension organizations
Small-scale producers, incl. family farmers and their organizations
Youth organizations
Business enterprises, including large-scale farmers and multinational corporations
Civil society organizations and social movements
Women organizations
Indigenous peoples’ organizations
Community representatives
Workers organizations
Other (specify)
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5. Please rate the presence and participation of youth in the existing coordination mechanisms identified in question 1.3.
6. What actions need to be taken to increase the presence and participation of youth in existing coordination mechanisms?
Existing coordination mechanisms *Copy the names of the coordination mechanisms that were identified in questions 1.3.
Presence:
(Yes/No/Not sure)
Participation:
(Score: 1-5, 1= low)
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7. Is a new coordination mechanism needed? If yes, what should be the purpose? Who should be the members and leaders?
Needed (non-existing) coordination mechanism’s purpose
Suggested Members Suggested Leaders
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1. What are the main existing national policies, strategies, laws (incl. international) and incentives relevant to agricultural investments?
Name of policy, strategy, law or incentive
Status:Draft, current or obsolete
General awareness at subnational levels (i.e. outside the capital)?Rate 1 to 5 (1 is low)
Awareness of strategy, policy, law or incentive within the group currently discussingRate 1 to 5 (1 = no knowledge2 = basic knowledge about the existence5= advanced knowledge of the content)
Issue area
Youth engagement in agriculture
Access to land
Part 2 Policies, strategies, laws and incentives
Objective: In this part, you will:
identify the main policies, strategies, laws and incentives relevant to agricultural investment; and
discuss whether existing policies, strategies, laws and incentives need to be strengthened or new ones developed to promote responsible investment with a specific focus on youth.
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Access to finance and insurance schemes
Access to markets
Access to agri-business development services, including incubation
Access to information, knowledge, education
Incentives for larger-scale companies that employ youth in new agricultural investments and agribusinesses
Incentives for businesses and farmers (including youth) to invest into sustainable agriculture
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Gender-equality promotion and young girls empowerment
Decent wages and working hours
Occupational health and safety
Collective bargaining
Promotion of larger-scale investment
Other
2. Reflecting upon question 2.1, among those policies, strategies, laws and incentives that have been identified, what changes should be made to ensure that they support youth in agriculture?
Current national policy, programme, strategy, law, incentive
Change needed:
3. Reflecting upon question 2.1, are there any policies, strategies, laws and incentives that you have identified that require changes to be aligned with the CFS-RAI (beyond youth)? If yes, please indicate which changes are needed.
Current national policy, programme, strategy, law, incentive
Change needed:
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4. Are there any policies, laws or incentives identified under 2.1 that are not yet fully implemented? Which actions could lead to full implementation?
Current national policy, programme, strategy, law, incentive
Which actions are needed to ensure full implementation?
5. What actions need to be taken to improve existing coordination mechanisms to increase the presence and participation of youth? (Please be as specific as possible.)
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Part 3 Organizations and services that empower youth
Objective: In this part you will discuss whether organizations in your country currently provide all services youth need to be empowered to carry out and benefit from agricultural investments. Subsequently, you will discuss how to improve the availability and accessibility of services that empower youth to carry out and benefit from agricultural investment.
1. How easy is it for young people to access the services below? Which organizations provide them?
Service Accessibility for youth (rate 1-5, 1=low, “none” if the service is not being provided)
Organizations providing these services
Access to credit
Facilitation to access land
Agricultural insurance
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Saving schemes
Training to improve contract negotiation skills
Linkages between buyers and sellers of raw produce
Strengthening capacities of members to develop agri-business skills, including the development of business plans and agribusiness development services in general
Business incubation
Facilitate knowledge exchange
Collective marketing of products
Training / information on policy processes
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Information and communication technologies
Extension services and agricultural skill development, including on mechanization
Value addition, transformation, processing
Certification schemes (incl. both quality and sustainability standards)
Daycare / crèche
Representation of interests of young workers (such as collective bargaining for decent wages in agribusinesses and plantation farms)
Others
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2. What are the main youth-led organizations in your country that support young farmers, workers and agri-entrepreneurs along the value chains in carrying out and benefitting from responsible investments in agriculture and food systems? What are their current and desired roles?
3. Which other (non-youth-led) organizations in your country support young farmers, workers and agri-entrepreneurs along the value chains in carrying out and benefitting from responsible investments in agriculture and food systems? What are their current and desired roles?
Organizations (by name)
Organizations (by name)
Current roles
Current roles
Desired roles
Desired roles
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4. Are the organizations enumerated in 3.2 and 3.3 inclusive of different youth stakeholders?
Name of the organization [one table per organization]:
Younger youth between 15 and 17
Young men between 18 and 24
Young women between 18 and 24
Young farmers (rural)
Young farmers (urban)
Young agri-entrepreneurs engaged in non-farming activities (rural)
Young agri-entrepreneurs engaged in non-farming activities (urban)
Stakeholder group Included(Yes/No/Not sure )
Active participation(rate 1 – 5, 5 = high)
Should be included(check if yes)
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5.Reflecting upon question 3.1, what could be done to improve the accessibility of services that have been rated 1-2?
6. Which services that are currently not being provided, are needed? Which existing organization should provide them?
Service
Service
Main challenge for youth to access the service
Organization
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7. Is a new youth-sensitive / led organization needed? What should the purpose of such organization be? Who should be the members and leaders?
Purpose of needed (non-existing) organizations
Suggested Members
Suggested Leaders
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Part 4Objective: In this part you will identify the main existing and needed capacities of young farmers, agri-entrepreneurs and those who seek to support them to carry out and benefit from agricultural investment.
1. Please respond to the questions below that relate to the accessibility and attendance of agriculture / agribusiness related education programmes in your country.
Is agriculture / agribusiness related education existing in your country?
If yes, describe where is this education available (e.g. only in the capital, in urban centres, in rural areas, etc.?)
Do young people have access to agriculture / agribusiness related education?
Do young people take advantage of existing education opportunities? (If no, why not?)
Individual Capacities
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2. Are relevant learning opportunities that allow young women and men to strengthen technical agricultural/agronomist skills available and accessible in your country?
Example: Farming skills (such as those taught in school gardens)
Skill/subject Available through formal education?(Yes/No/Not sure)
Available through informal education?(Yes/No/Not sure)
Is education accessible outside of the capital?(rate 1 – 5, 5 = high)
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3. Are relevant learning opportunities that strengthen entrepreneurial and analytical skills available and accessible in your country?
Example: financial literacy
Stakeholder group Available through formal education?(Yes/No/Not sure)
Should be available through formal education?(Yes/No/Not sure)
Available through informal education?(Yes/No/Not sure)
Should be available through informal education? (Yes/No/Not sure)
Education accessible outside of the capital?(rate 1 – 5, 5 = high)
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4. What is the objective of your institution / organization in regard to empowering youth to carry out and benefit from responsible agricultural investment? What capacities (including skills, information and knowledge) do members of your institution or organisation need to successfully convey the message / project of your organization among your key target audience (for example: policy makers, private companies, youth, etc.)?
Organizations Objective of your organization/institution in regard to empowering youth
Capacities needed to achieve the objective
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